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As the virus continues to mutate, the CDC. suggested Americans roll up their sleeves to get vaccinated annually.
By Apoorva Mandavilli
All Americans over 6 months old deserve to receive one of the new Covid-19 vaccines when they become available this fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
The advice comes as the country faces a summer wave of Covid, with the number of infections surging in at least 39 states and territories.
Most Americans have gained immunity to the coronavirus through repeated infections or vaccine doses, or both. The vaccines now offer a slow boost and remain effective for a few months as immunity wanes and the virus continues to evolve.
However, across all age groups, a large majority of Americans hospitalized with Covid received one of the vaccines introduced last fall, according to data presented Thursday at a meeting of the CDC’s advisory committee on immunization practices.
Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the agency, agreed Thursday with the panel’s unanimous opinion to present a vaccination circular.
“Professionals and the general public don’t realize how much this virus has mutated,” said Carol Hayes, committee liaison for the American College of Nurse-Midwives. “You want this year’s vaccine to oppose this year’s strain of the virus. »
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